It is raining and snowing right now. I think the weather doesn't even know what it is suppose to do! This is an exciting week for my brother and sister-in-law because they have completed their missionary service in Slovenia and on Tuesday will be back in the United States. They have been wonderful examples to us and we have loved hearing about their adventures each week.
We had made plans to go down to Rhode Island and do some exploring on Saturday. The weather report said that it would rain most of the day but we were undaunted and headed off early in the morning. It started to rain lightly just before we got into Boston and has never stop. Again that was fine for us. The problem we encountered came after lunch when we decided to drive out to the three islands by Rhode Island. We drove to the first island which was Newport by crossing over a huge bridge and realized that we were surrounded by fog. It wasn't the you can't see anything fog--just anything in a distance. As I was driving I thought of Lehi's dream in the Book of Mormon. As you may recall in his dream he finds the tree in which the fruit is wonderful to partake of and he wants his family to come and eat as well so he beckons them to come. His wife comes as does Nephi and Samuel but Laman and Lemuel refuse. Lehi again looks out and see many people coming towards the Tree of Life but then a mist of darkness gets in the way and many people wander off and miss the opportunity to receive the great gift being offered. Others hold onto the iron rod which leads them to the tree where they can partake of the wonderful fruit being offered. I realized as we drove that I wasn't going to get any pictures to share with all of you and even though I had hoped to show you how beautiful it was we were limited in our ability to share. I thought how through this experience Scott who had a map on his lap directing me on which way I should go became my iron rod of sorts. I had to trust him and do exactly what he told me so we could navigate safely off the island and back into clearer weather. All of us have our scriptures and they are a road map for us to follow so we can return one day to our Heavenly home. They can't be ignored or neglected but need to be used and valued above all else. That is a great part of the plan of happiness that has been put in place for us.
We picked a bad day for island hoping but we will go back and then share the incredible sights of Rhode Island. Don't worry we still had a great time and found a statue of Christian's relative, Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island and went to a great hot dog diner which serve fresh made wieners made from pork, veal, and beef in natural casings. They were amazing and literally popped each time you bit into them. YUM! Hope you have a great week.
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